"Hurry! Hurry up!" Xu Zongwen galloped on his horse and led more than 4,000 soldiers of the Suzaku Battalion to travel through the stars and nights. It only took one day and one night to arrive at Wu County. At this time, there was only less than 70 miles away from Wucheng. !
In the dark night, under the pale moonlight, Xu Zongwen's cold face had no expression at all. His dark eyes, as dark as ink, were focused on the official road ahead, and his chest was rising and falling due to the violent movement of the Green Thunder Horse. …
"Have the sentry who went to Wucheng to investigate returned?" Xu Zongwen suddenly reined in the horse's head and asked Zhang San beside him urgently.
Zhang San circled his head back and forth but did not see the sentinel cavalry team coming back. He urged the horse forward and replied: "My lord, I didn't see any sentinel cavalry coming back."
Xu Zongwen nodded slightly, holding the whip in his hand, and took a deep breath of turbid air, which made him choke and spit several times until all the dust in his mouth was spit out.
"Send my order to the brothers to stop and repair where they are."
"promise."
"Let Pang Bai come to see me again."
"promise!"
Xu Zongwen dismounted, and Zhang Si, who caught up behind him, saw this and took the reins from Xu Zongwen's hand.
"Second brother, go and deliver the order."
Zhang Si grabbed a handful of Qing Lei's mane and was about to lead the Qing Lei horse away when he was stopped by his elder brother Zhang San.
"Okay!" Zhang Si now also serves as the military commander, so naturally all orders are passed to him.
Xu Zongwen found a spacious lawn and sat down. At this time, Zhang San took the map from his back, and Xu Zongwen took the map and started drawing.
From the back of the team, Zhang Gui, who was in charge of the rearguard, came on horseback. He saw that the large group of people had stopped marching and didn't know what happened, so he hurried forward to ask.
"Brother, what happened? Why did all the troops stop? Isn't it said that soldiers are very fast?" Zhang Gui dismounted and wiped his sweat, and sat on the ground in front of Xu Zongwen.
Xu Zongwen was unmoved. He used his right index finger to draw a circle repeatedly on the map where Wucheng was, and said lightly: "I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. Wucheng is right in front of me, but this is quick tender tofu." Or is it poisonous tofu? We don’t know yet. We’ll wait for the exact news from Jin Yiwei before it’s too late for us to take action.”
"What's tender tofu, poisonous tofu?" Zhang Gui listened in confusion and didn't hear the overtones of Xu Zongwen's words at all.
"My lord means that the rebels' grain and grass may not be hoarded in Wucheng. This may be a trap set by Sun En for us." At this time, Xi Jian and Guo Shang also came over, and Guo Shang heard what Xu Zongwen said just now. .
After hearing this, Zhang Gui realized later, so that’s it!
Xu Zongwen looked away from Wucheng, and his fingertips moved from Kuaiji, Qiantang, Wuxian, Yangxian, Tangyi, Jiankang, and finally stopped at Qiantang.
"I wonder if you remember Xu Daofu?" Xu Zongwen stood up and asked Xi Jian and Guo Shang.
Xi Jian recalled a little and replied: "If I remember correctly, this person was mentioned in the battle report sent by General Zhuge a few days ago. Wu County was gained and lost, lost and recovered, and now it is besieged again. It is this Xu Daofu who Handwriting."
"The general is right to value this person, but he doesn't seem to be in Wucheng right now." Guo Shang remembered more clearly that Xu Daofu was Lu Xun's brother-in-law, and he was currently confronting Zhuge Kan in Wuxian County.
Xu Zongwen raised his head and looked at Guo Shang: "The latest secret report from the Jinyi Guards is that Sun En's food and grass are escorted by Lu Xun's subordinate Fan Chongmin. Isn't it easy for Xu Daofu to play whatever tricks he wants?"
Along the way, Xu Zongwen was rushing, but at the same time he was thinking about the marching directions of the main force of Sun En's army, and judging the influence Xu Daofu could have on the anti-thief army.
After all, no matter how brave the Cavalry Army is, the hundreds of thousands of people in Sun En's hands are not just chickens and dogs. The defeat of the Forbidden Army and the death of Xie Yan sounded the alarm for Xu Zongwen!
Xi Jian just sat down and heard that Lu Xun was in charge of food and grass. He immediately perked up his ears and said hurriedly: "My lord has talked about Xu Daofu many times. He must have something extraordinary. If Wucheng's true and false status is not found out clearly, We really shouldn’t be preemptive.”
"It's too early to draw a conclusion now. It's better to wait until Pang Bai comes before making a decision." Xu Zongwen frowned slightly, seeming to be still thinking deeply. As he spoke, he asked Zhang San to urge Pang Bai to come over for discussion. He was already a little impatient in his words!
Not long after, Pang Bai, who was surveying the march map, came back. He seemed to know the reason why Xu Zongwen called him urgently. Pang Bai held a secret document in his hand.
"I have met my lord!" Pang Bai arched slightly and handed over the secret document in his hand: "This is the military information sent by the Jin Yiwei secret agent of Wu County at the risk of death. My subordinates have not opened it yet. Please take a look at it first, lord."
"Yes." Xu Zongwen's brows eased slightly. He took the secret document, eagerly tore it open and read it carefully.
The Jin Yiwei secret document states that the rebels left 3,000 men to garrison in Wucheng. On the contrary, Qiantang was heavily guarded by tens of thousands of troops. Sun En's main army, totaling 80,000, had already moved out and was supporting Lu Xun's troops in Wu County.
While Xu Zongwen was reading the secret report, Xi Jian, Guo Shang and others also hurriedly got up and came over. Everyone saw the secret report from Jin Yiwei.
"My lord, you know something from the slightest. Wucheng is indeed not Sun En's place to store grain. There is no general to command troops, and only 3,000 troops are stationed. On the other hand, in Qiantang, Sun En left tens of thousands of people. Sun En's grain and grass must be It was hidden in Qiantang. This must be Xu Daofu's suggestion to Sun En, in order to create a maze to deceive others." Xi Jian took a deep breath, feeling very dangerous! He almost fell into Xu Daofu's trick!
Guo Shang, who had just been hunched over, stood up, wiped off the dust and weeds on his body, and echoed: "Brother Keeping the promise is exactly what you said. Sun En, Xu Daofu did this deliberately to prevent a sneak attack by the imperial reinforcements. The purpose of spreading the news about grain hoarding in Wucheng is to confuse our ears and eyes. If Wucheng is really Sun En's grain storage place, then he will never make it public. This is the case with the so-called "there is no three hundred taels of silver here."
Xu Zongwen ordered Zhang San to put away the map. He put his hands on his hips and said: "Now that we have figured it out, we don't need to waste time anymore. Send the order to eat all the rebel scouts outside Qiantang City, and then we Concentrate your forces and rush to the aid of Wuxian County!"
"Brother, there is no need to attack Wucheng or Qiantang? Isn't Sun En's food and salary in Qiantang? Why not attack?" Zhang Gui didn't understand. He marched in such a hurry and slowly, and in the end he just went in a circle. The basket was empty.
"Who said we won't fight?
Xu Zongwen waved his hand, a ray of light shot out of his eyes, the corners of his mouth raised, Feng Qingyun said calmly: "Wucheng wants to fight, Qiantang also wants to fight, but we have to distinguish the priorities. Wucheng has few troops, and a surprise attack tonight will definitely be successful. Take it, Qian Tang only needs to create the illusion that we are attacking."
Xu Zongwen looked at the crowd: "Didn't the rebels set up a fascination array for us?"
Everyone nodded in unison, and Xu Zongwen continued: "As the saying goes, repay the other in return, we will also set up a fascination array for them. Take advantage of the enemy's surprise and capture Wucheng! Then our main force will bite Sun En's army tightly. , and then spread the false news that Qiantang has been captured by us, which will shake the morale of the army and make Sun En feel wary. At the same time, Sun En will not be able to figure out how many troops we have. Next, we can take the initiative to attack or rescue Wu County. initiative!"
"My lord's strategy is extremely feasible!" Guo Shang thought about it and added: "My lord, I think that if we want to face Sun En's main force directly, we need to wait."
After Guo Shang reminded him, Xu Zongwen suddenly recalled it.
It's him!
Everyone was puzzled. Xi Jian couldn't help but go to Guo Shang and ask: "Zijin, who has such great courage? He can actually influence the decisive battle between our army and Sun En?"
Zhang Gui also came up: "Yes! No matter how powerful he is, he is only one person. Why do we have to wait for that one person? Could it be that this person is actually a god in the sky?"
Among the six sworn brothers in Pengcheng, although Tian Luo is not as resourceful as Shen Yu and Zhuge Kan, he is still slightly better than Zhang Gui.
Now, with the war imminent, Tian Luo was ordered to garrison Pogangdu and guard the waterway that led Lu Xun from the north to the west. Only Zhang Gui remained with Xu Zongwen. In the past, the two of them commanded troops together, lived and died together, experienced battles many times, and cooperated very well. But without Tian Luo overnight, Zhang Gui's brain was obviously not enough.
"Hahaha……"
Everyone knew that Zhang Gui didn't mean what he said, he just said it carelessly, and they didn't take it seriously, they just smiled.
Unexpectedly, Xu Zongwen's intermittent laughter immediately interrupted with one sentence. He looked at the bright moonlight and said thoughtfully: "What Zhang Gui said is right. In comparison, it is indeed true to say that the man is a god in the world." Not an exaggeration!”
"Huh?" Everyone was full of doubts. Only Guo Shang and Xu Zongwen looked at each other and smiled. Soon, Xi Jian also guessed the name.
